The Last Don
by Puzo, Mario
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0679401431
- ISBN 13
- 9780679401438
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Wichita, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Uncorrected Proof/ ARC. The picture (as shown) is for the hardcover which is what cover we have but our book is softcover since we have the ARC edition. Used book has no markings, writing from previous owner. Slight bumping, rubbing on the top, spine, edges, corners. Outer edges have could have tanning, browning, stains and foxing. The author of The Godfather returns with a violent and darkly humorous saga of the last great American crime family and its reach into Hollywood and Las Vegas. With keen insights into the authentic life of the mafia, Puzo tells the story of Domenico Clericuzio, a ferocious old man who is determined to secure his family's future in an era of legalized gambling, motion-picture investments, and the threat of government informers. 1996. A3.
Synopsis
"PUZO IS IN TOP FORM." TimeThe Last Don is Mario Puzo at his finest, thrilling us with his greatest Mafia novel since The Godfather a masterful saga of the last great American crime family and its powerful reach into Hollywood and Las Vegas."THE MOST ENTERTAINING READ SINCE THE GODFATHER." The New York Times Book ReviewThe Last Don is Domenico Clericuzio, a wise and ruthless old man who is determined to see his heirs established in legitimate society but whose vision is threatened when secrets from the family's past spark a vicious war between two blood cousins."SKILLFULLY CRAFTED . . . IT GIVES US HOLLYWOOD, LAS VEGAS, AND THE MOB IN ONE SWEET DISH." Los Angeles Times Book ReviewThe Last Don is a mesmerizing tale that takes us inside the equally corrupt worlds of the mob, the movie industry, and the casinos where beautiful actresses and ruthless hitmen are ruled by lust and violence, where sleazy producers and greedy studio heads are drunk on power, where crooked cops and desperate gamblers play dangerous games of betrayal, and where one man controls them all. . . ."Head-long entertainment, bubbling over with corruption, betrayal, assassinations, Richter-scale romance, and, of course, family values." Time"Puzo returns after a quarter century to the terrain of his greatest success, The Godfather, to tell a second masterful tale of Mafia life." Variety"A compelling tale peopled by memorable characters. . . . Puzo is a master storyteller with an uncanny facility for details that force the reader to keep the pages turning." USA TodayFrom the Paperback edition.
Reviews
On Dec 23 2016, a reader said:
It's a wonderful read! I love Mario Puzo
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Details
- Seller
- Better Bindings
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 235
- Title
- The Last Don
- Author
- Puzo, Mario
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0679401431
- ISBN 13
- 9780679401438
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- US
- Date Published
- 1996
- Pages
- 482
- Size
- 6.5 x 1.5 x 10 inches
- Keywords
- Fiction.
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